Existing Side-By-Side

Rachel Eng

VIEW THE EXHIBITION Ι 10/22.2018 - 1/10.2019

RECEPTION/ GALLERY TALK ι  10/22.2018 from 12:10 – 1:00 pm
GALLERY HOURS ι  Standard business hours for Sykes Gallery are Monday - Friday from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. Hours are subject to vary in accordance with University established holidays (below) and the reception, gallery talk/s or awards ceremony.

About the Exhibition ...

This exhibition investigates the impact that humans have on our current climate situation. There is great diversity and wonder found in our environment. Often times our landscape is romanticized, in a way that is disconnected from the many innovations we assert on our planet. Using materials commonly found in our daily lives to others from outside, the works in this show highlight and question our ability as humans to adapt, have empathy and the potential for change.

“The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery, not over nature but of ourselves.” - Rachel Carson (Marine Biologist)

About the Artist ...

Rachel Eng grew up exploring the deciduous forests of Rochester, NY and her fascination with the natural world continues today. Drawing upon the ephemeral and immortal qualities of clay, her work considers aspects of the controlled and unpredictable in relation to our changing environment. Her work often employs repetitive patterns and the use of multiple elements to create complex visual and textural experiences. “I have yet to completely understand where my predilection for the repetitive stems from, but it is always present in my work. The process of making many small parts has become meditative, the way to work through unattainable knowledge or obsessive memories.” Eng received her BFA from Pennsylvania State University and her MFA from the University of Colorado at Boulder.